Roosevelt Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.7% |
| Met Standard | 12.6% |
| Below Standard | 74.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Roosevelt Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.7% of students exceeded standard while 12.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.2 points below the Redwood City Elementary district average of 24.9%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 36.4% exceeded — 23.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 13.1% | 11.5% | 24.6% |
| 4th | 63 | 20.6% | 17.5% | 38.1% |
| 5th | 69 | 7.3% | 14.5% | 21.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 14.1% | 10.9% | 25.0% |
| 4th | 63 | 17.5% | 12.7% | 30.2% |
| 5th | 72 | 4.2% | 8.3% | 12.5% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.8